"After a while without playing on grass it's very important to start with a straight victory", he said.

World number one Rafael Nadal is through to the second round of Winbledon Open, beating Israel's Dudi Sela 6-3 6-3 6-2.

Cilic was two sets to the good when rain struck on Wednesday evening, but surrendered a vital service break in one of the last acts before play was postponed until morning. The Spaniard broke the match open midway through the first set, winning 15 of the last 20 games to book a spot in the second round against Mikhail Kukushkin.

And following his win, Nadal expressed that he was happy with his performance but underlined there was still work to be done. The 24th-seeded Sharapova, who was playing Wimbledon for the first time since returning to the WTA Tour past year after serving a 15-month doping suspension.

The 17-time major champion was warned for taking too long between warming up and starting the match, and then for tardiness when changing shirts before the third set. An ace gave him a love hold for a 4-3 lead, another lethal passing shot giving him a 0-40 lead on Sela's serve.

Second seed Nadal is in to the third round for the eighth time where he will face Australian teenager Alex De Minaur.

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